The frequency of such targeting has increased exponentially in the rebel-held Idlib bastion recently. Usually, such attacks are carried out by ISIS sleeper cells or ultra-radicalized Al-Qaeda linked units relatively abundant in groups like Jund Al-Aqsa.

However, a Syrian military source informed Al-Masdar that Syrian Army spies are hyperactive in that region, always waiting for the opportune time to inflict any damage on the rebel forces.